Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A state trooper behind a bush. A possum in the street. A bicyclist on a busy roadway. All are day-or-night, rain-or-shine ...

Looking into your rearview mirror and seeing the flashing lights of a police car behind you is likely one of the last things you want to see as a driver. After all, most of us associate those flashing ...

When cars are whizzing by at 70 or 80 miles per hour, the job of an Idaho State Police patrol officer can be very dangerous – in the day and especially at night.

Sometimes, drivers will flash oncoming cars to warn them of a hidden police car up ahead so that they can slow down and avoid a potential traffic ticket. Is it legal?

Chase Bierenkoven is a gearhead and writer based in Denver, Colorado. As the family lore goes, Chase's first word was "truck." Cars have been a problem ever since. By 16, Chase was spending his ...

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When a lighted intersection isn’t functioning properly, the lights for one set of lanes typically begin flashing red, and the adjacent set of lights typically begin flashing yellow. Knowing what to do ...